DeepSeek

// about DeepSeek

DeepSeek is a Chinese AI lab that released DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 — models that match or surpass GPT-4-class performance at a fraction of the training cost, sending shockwaves through the AI industry in early 2025. Both models are open-weight and free to use, making them the most capable freely available models at their release. Developers and researchers worldwide use DeepSeek models as cost-efficient alternatives to proprietary frontier models.